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Is your medicine cabinet filled with expired drugs or medications you no longer use? How should you dispose of them? Most drugs can be thrown in the household trash, but consumers should take certain precautions before tossing them out, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A few drugs should be flushed down the toilet. And a growing number of community-based "take-back" programs offer another safe disposal alternative.

You’re in the drug store, looking for a fever-reducing medicine for your children. They range in age from 6 months to 7 years, and you want to buy one product you can use for all of them. So you buy liquid acetaminophen in concentrated drops for infants, figuring you can use the dropper for the baby and a teaspoon for the oldest. This could be a dangerous mistake.

During the first trimester of pregnancy in particular, hormonal changes are responsible for nausea and vomiting that's often labeled "morning sickness." The womenshealth.gov website suggests how to minimize symptoms of morning sickness: Eat slowly, and consume a number of small meals throughout the day instead of three large ones. Don't eat foods that are fried, spicy or greasy. Cereal, rice or bananas are good choices. Eat your meals well before lying down. Eat dry foods, such as toast or crackers, after waking in the morning. Avoid smells that can trigger nausea.

Image via Wikipedia E. coli bacteria: what are they, where did they come from, and why are some so dangerous?

WHO  04-06-2011 In Germany the enterohaemorrhagic   E. coli   (EHEC) continues. HUS:   As of 03 June at 18:00 CET, Germany had reported 573 cases of HUS (including 12 fatalities). This was 53 more from the previous day. 70% of cases were in women and 89% were in adults aged 20 years or older. The highest attack rates per 100 000 population were in the 20-49 age groups. Case onset dates for HUS range from 1 May to 31 May.

An  E. coli  outbreak in Europe claimed two more lives in recent days, bringing to 16 the total number of deaths attributed to tainted vegetables in Germany, officials reported Tuesday.

 Our institutional guidelines at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center have used the same 4 emetic risk categories used by all the major guideline groups: high, moderate, low, and minimal. For the high-emetic-risk chemotherapy programs, including the combination of an anthracycline and cyclophosphamide, we recommend using palonosetron, dexamethasone, and aprepitant. In our practice setting, the tablets of aprepitant are the most effective, and we also use tablets of dexamethasone, but again, that may vary depending on your practice setting. [For moderate emetic risk, the MSKCC guidelines recommend the use of palonosetron and dexamethasone.]

An injection of local anesthetic can be made much less painful if it is warmed beforehand, Canadian researchers report.

By the time you read this, the Vaccine = Autism published by the BJM will be old news (Yes, I do write a bunch of rants at once and have them post at a later date). However lets take a closer look at this whole situation. The Angry Pharmacist » Blog Archive » Vaccines, Autism, and Dipshit Jenny McCarthy :

 Babies who were formula-fed and introduced to solid foods before they were 4 months old were more likely to be obese when they were 3, researchers report.

Preeclampsia occurs when a pregnant woman's blood pressure spikes rapidly. It can lead to stroke, organ failure and other life-threatening conditions in both the mother and baby. The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says possible warning signs of preeclampsia include: Headaches. Vision abnormalities. Quickly gaining weight. Swollen face and hands.

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In much of the Northern Hemisphere, this is prime time for colds, influenza (flu), and other respiratory illnesses. While contagious viruses are active year-round, fall and winter are when we're all most vulnerable to them. This is due in large part to people spending more time indoors with others when the weather gets cold. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates medicines and vaccines that help fight winter illnesses.

Vaccines have contributed to a significant reduction in many childhood diseases, such as diphtheria, measles, and whooping cough. Other diseases, such as polio and smallpox, have been eliminated in the United States due to effective vaccines.

  Regular cell phone use may increase the risk of developing persistent ringing in the ear -- a condition known as tinnitus, a small Austrian study suggests. But one U.S. ear specialist called the data used for the study "very weak," adding that the study failed to prove a connection between cell phone use and tinnitus.

If you've ever been treated for severe pain from surgery, an injury, or an illness, you know just how vital pain relief medications can be. Pain relief treatments come in many forms and potencies, are available by prescription or over-the-counter (OTC), and treat all sorts of physical pain—including that brought on by chronic conditions, sudden trauma, and cancer.

1- Find out the name of your medication Rather than simply letting your doctor write a prescription and send you on your way, be sure to ask the name of the medication. "This way you'll notice if the pharmacy gives you something different," says Cindi Fitzpatrick, BSN, a registered nurse and a consumer safety officer in FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. "Also, every time you receive a refill,

Description Combination medicines containing narcotic analgesics and acetaminophen are used to relieve pain. A narcotic analgesic and acetaminophen used together may provide better pain relief than either medicine used alone. In some cases, relief of pain may come at lower doses of each medicine.